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Photograph by Melville Chater
BAS-RELIEFS SHOWING HITTITE INFANTRY ON THE MARCH
The slabs of alternate black (basalt) and white (limestone) display a strange procession
of long-robed priests, soldiers, musicians, and slaves. The infantry figures are armed with
spears and carry circular shields (see text, page 682).
Photograph by Gabriel Bretocq
A HITTITE PEDESTAL UNEARTHED AT CARCHEMISH
On the right bank of the Euphrates, at the point where it is crossed by the famous "Berlin to
Bagdad" Railroad, are the ruins of Carchemish, the principal city of the Hittites.
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